Child&#39;s seat.



W. H. GIBSON.

CHILD'S SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18 1915.

1,168,62, Patented Dec.7,1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

INE E/VTOR By 1- I v A rmklvsys W. H. GIBSON.

CHILDS SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 1H. 1915- 1,,163fi28, Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Fig.3

mlmlll "16 I if WITNESSES INVENTOI? z/Zim K512551022 A TTOR/VEYS W. H.GIBSON.

CHILD'S SEAT.

APPLICATION nuzo m. I8. 1915.

E m; d H m H e m A 0 M b 7 PM m IWM NW w m W (I, .Q Raw Y Q N M \m m mU%m I \N wwza A TTOR/VEYS WILLIAM HENRY GIBSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

CHILD'S SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. f, 1915.

Application filed February 18, 1915. Serial No. 9,075.

positive connection with a conventional toilet seat; and further objectsare to provide such seats which are simple in construction, rigid inuse, light and compact, composed of but few parts not likely to get outof order to require repair, and comparatively inexpenbe forceddownwardly, the pin 20 thereon is sive.

My invention is fully described in the following specification, of whichthe accompanyin drawings form a part, in which like re erence charactersrefer to like parts in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of my invention open; Fig. 2 is a similar View thereofclosed or folded; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;Fig. 1 is an enlarged section taken on the line 4.-4= of Fig. 1; Fig. 5is a perspective view of a detail of the tray shown in the precedingfigures; Fig. 6 is a section taken through a modified form of tray, onthe line 6-6 of Fig. 7; and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of the seat andmodified form of tray, in plan.

In Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, I have shown a device of the classdescribed, comprisin a base 8 having an aperture 9 therein 0 a sizeadapted to a child, the base 8 being somewhat larger than the aperturein a conventional toilet seat over which it is intended to be placed foruse.

Hinged to the base 8, at 10, is a back 11 which, when in position foruse, rests upon said base and thus is prevented from'moving backwardlyon its hinges, said hinges bem secured to the front of said back, anditwii be seen that said back may be folded forwardly and downwardly uponthe base when the device is not in use.

Pivoted at 12, to each side ofthe base 8, is a standard or leg 13 inturn pivoted at 14 to an arm rest 15 and the rear end of which arm ispivoted at 16 to the corresponding side of the back 11, and it will beseen that sald legs and arms are thus collapsible when the back isfolded on the base.

Secured to the forward, under side, of each arm 15 is a plate lf? havinga guide 18 thereon for a spring leaf 19 carrying a pin 20 resting in asuitable opening of the plate 17, each arm being cut away at 21 to forma slot between itself and the plate 17, this being clearly shown in Fig.4.

At 22 I have shown one formof tray which carries an outwardly directedlug 23 at each end thereof adapted to enter the respective slots 21,each of said lugs being provided with a hole 2 1 therethrough andthrough which the respective pin 20 is adapted to pass. With the tray inposition for use, if one of the spring leaves 19 withdrawn from therespective tra lug 23, and said lug may be drawn out o engagement withthe respective arm and swung in a horizontal plane on the other in 20 asa pivot. The lugs 23 are pivote to'the .respective sides of the tray, asshown at 25, whereby the tray, when in operative position, may be turnedinwardly of the device when the latter is folded for storage ortransportation, and each of said lugs is provided witha projection 26beneath the normal position of the tray to prevent its moving downwardlyout of horizontal position on its pivots 25.

The ends of the spring leaves 19 are preferably turned into ringswhereby I may attach the buckles 27 of a strap 28, when the tray is notin operative position, to confine the child to the device, for it willbe under stood that, if both pins 20 are disengaged from the tray, thelatter may be entirely removed from the device.

Secured to the front side of the back 11 is a downwardly directed clip29 which is rearwardly bent at an angle'of approximately 90 degrees of acircle at its lower end at a point a distance from the under surface ofthe base 8 equaling or slightly exceeding the thickness of aconventional toilet seat and with which it is adapted to engage, asshown in Fig. 3, the toilet seat being indicated by broken lines at 30,and it will be seen that this clip, preferably made of spring metal,maintains the device in position with respect to the seat 30.

It will thus be seen that I provide a device of this character which isreadily folded into a compact package; which firmly grips a toilet seatupon which it is placed; which carries a detachable tray; and which traymay be disconnected from one side of the device at will and swung in ahorizontal plane to the other side; and Which tray, when in normalposition, may also be folded inwardly of the device; and I also providethe strap confining means when the tray is not in use. 7

In Figs. 6 and 7, I have shown a modified form of tray and armconnection means, comprising the tray 31 having a spring-actuatedplunger 32 normally projecting from one end thereof and adapted toengage a perforated plate 33 on the respective arm 15, thus forming adetachable connection and also a spring latch for quick arm engagement;the end of the tray is preferably reinforced by means of a plate 34turned over the upper edge of the plate 33, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

The opposite end of the tray 31 is provided with a plate 35 carrying adownwardly directed threaded bolt 36 adapted to be passed through thehorizontal portion 37 of a plate 38 secured to the respective arm 15, athumb-nut 39 being threaded on said bolt to hold the parts in position,and it will be seen that a pivot is thus provided whereby the tray maybe swung to one side of the device, in a' horizontal plane, when thespring latch 32 is released from its arm 15.

While I have shown two forms of tray, it will be obvious that otherforms may be conceived and serve the purpose as well, and I may maketion of the device, within the scope of the following claim, withoutdeparting from changes in the main po:-'

the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

In practice the device will be carried in a suitable fabric similar tothose used by children for school books, whereby a mother may easilycarry the same without drawing attention thereto, although the devicefolds into such compact form that it may be stored, with other articles,in an ordinary suit-case when a mother takes her child on visits torelatives or friends.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is v A childs seat, comprising a. base-plateprovided with an aperture, a backhinged thereto, arms in collapsibleconnection with said base-plate and back, and provided, each, with ahorizontal slot in the end thereof, a leaf spring beneath each arm, apin on each spring passed upwardly to cross the respective slot, a trayprovided with a lug at each end thereof resting in the respective slotand having, each, a hole therethrough for the passage of the respectivepin to lock said tray in position to permit detachment of a desired endthereof and to pivot the attached end, said lugs consisting, each, of ahorizontal perforated plate projecting beyond the tray and having ahorizontal projection beneath the tray and a vertical proj ectionsecured to the side of the tray.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

' WILLIAM HENRY GIBSON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT M. BOND, HENRY H. Monsonmn.

